Amulius

Family: Alba · Role: king of Alba · First appears: Romulus

Life events

Ilia gave birth to twin boys, whom Amulius ordered abandoned despite Antho's intervention.(Romulus)
- With: Ilia Antho Romulus Remus
- “This lady some call Ilia, others Rhea, and others Silvia; however, not long after, she was, contrary to the established laws of the Vestals, discovered to be with child, and should have suffered the most cruel punishment, had not Antho, the king's daughter, mediated with her father for her; nevertheless, she was confined, and debarred all company, that she might not be delivered without the king's knowledge. In time she brought forth two boys, of more than human size and beauty, whom Amulius, becoming yet more alarmed, commanded a servant to take and cast away;”
Romulus and Remus led a revolt that captured and killed Amulius.(Romulus)
- With: Romulus Remus
- “Remus rousing the citizens within to revolt, and Romulus making attacks from without, the tyrant, not knowing either what to do, or what expedient to think of for his security, in this perplexity and confusion was taken and put to death.”

siblings with Numitor “the succession devolved at length upon two brothers, Numitor and Amulius.”
child: Antho “had not Antho, the king's daughter, mediated with her father for her;”
ward: Ilia “nevertheless, she was confined, and debarred all company, that she might not be delivered without the king's knowledge.”
servant: Faustulus “Meantime Faustulus, Amulius's swineherd, brought up the children without any man's knowledge;”

enemies with Romulus “where as Romulus could not but be in trouble whilst Amulius lived.”

Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.